2008 Othello Question “Othello’s foolishness rather than Iago’s cleverness leads to the tragedy of Shakespeare’s Othello” Discuss this statement supporting your answer with the aid of suitable reference to the text. At the start of the play Othello seems to be prudent‚ impeccable and unduly romantic. Othello and Desdemona were clearly passionately in love‚ we see this when Desdemona and Othello elope and Desdemona stands up to her father stating that she is “hitherto” his daughter. The couple are
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Shakespeare’s Othello was written in the early 1600’s and the story still holds a place firmly within the literary teachings of English Professors even in 2016. The play has seen its fair share of face lifts throughout the years but with the introduction of a homosexual Othello and his secret love affair with Desmond (the male counterpart of Desdemona) while attending a modern day high school in Alabama‚ it would be more appealing in a 2016 curriculum. The characters have had their sexes‚ religions
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Tragedy of Othello Although Othello has every reason to believe Iago‚ he is too quick to judge to believe that his wife is cheating on him. Desdemona is a pure honest soul that is caught up in the drama between Iago and Othello. She believes that if she continues to ask Othello to reinstate Cassio‚ then her lord would do it for her in which she later realizes that Iago is putting lies into her husband’s head about her cheating. A tragic hero is a character that makes a judgement call that ends up
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In “Romeo and Juliet‚” by William Shakespeare‚ Tybalt’s desire to harm the Montagues drives him to an unhealthy state of mind that leads him to make irrational decisions. Passion can reflect a person’s emotion‚ such as hate‚ into an unshakeable and loathing feeling. Having so much passion for something can override reasoning and change a person’s perspective from right and wrong. Even the slightest thing‚ such as Romeo’s voice‚ infuriates Tybalt and even invokes him to say‚ “To strike him dead I
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Shakespeare once said‚ “One may smile‚ and smile‚ and be a villain.” Eventhough the the typical villains in movies are easy to pick out due to wearing black and wreaking havoc (bring/cause destruction). A good villain is considered to be intimidating‚ cause entertainment‚ antisocial‚ and mischievous. In Strangers on a Train‚ Bruno is depicted as the villain. Based on the description/ traits of what an actual villain is‚ Bruno does not meet the criteria. Bruno is considered more of a misguided hero
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“There is no art/ To find the mind’s construction in the face” (Shakespeare‚ I.iv.12-13). This quote said by King Duncan in Shakespeare’s Macbeth applies to many characters that one reads about in books‚ views on television‚ and interacts with every day. Appearance can be very deceiving‚ thus making it difficult to tell apart a hero from a villain; one’s thoughts and intentions truly define who they are‚ resulting in one’s failure to see how righteous and devious characters differ. Macbeth in William
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One of my favorite songs‚ recently‚ has been J. Cole’s Love Yourz. This song relate to feelings that we can all relate to‚ feelings of envy and jealously. We often look at the life styles of those around us‚ and we see what they have‚ and we compare ourselves to them. We feel that if we don’t live a certain life style or drive a fancy car that we are not living a purposeful life. We fall into the trap of focusing on others blessings and ignoring our own. From personal experience I have done this
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Revenge‚ the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for their wrongdoings against another‚ is characterized as a corruption of the mind of the affected individual. Throughout the history of literature‚ countless authors have incorporated the theme of revenge into their works. For example‚ in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Roger Chillingworth seeks revenge on Minister Dimmesdale because of his crime committed with Hester. Similarly‚ in William Shakespeare’s‚ Othello‚ Iago devises
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In Chapter in fifteen‚ Holden’s lavish life and spoiled ways affects the way he understands people in the world because he feels pity towards them. When Holden plans to meet Sally Hayes under the clock at Biltmore‚ he decides that he would eat on the way‚ since he had not eaten for a while. He arrives at a sandwich bar and meets two nuns‚ who he grows fond of. He sees their suitcases‚ and recalls a moment where his roommate used to pretend that Holden’s expensive suitcase was his. Holden explains
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n Annie Dillard’s book of Pilgrim of Tinker Creek presents many examples of our natural world in repulsive‚ horrifying‚ beautiful and wonderful ways. When you think of horrifying‚ you think of disgusting‚ odd and far off events that turn you away from situations that are similar. These situations could put a very dark and gruesome picture into your mind such as this one that Annie Dillard experienced. She explains that “At the moment of some such horrible banquet‚ I have seen the Wasp‚ with her
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